“Do not worry about anything.” It is difficult to take these words from today’s second reading to heart, much less to live them. Do not worry? There is so much that we worry about: family, economy, job, studies, relationships, health, etc. Obviously we must do what we cam regarding all of the above, but there is much that we cannot control. So, what do we do after we have done all that we can? Do not worry, says Paul, but bring all to God. Pray and call on him with thanksgiving. Thanks? Yes, thanks not for our worries but because God is with us in all. We have nothing to fear- God, who loves us, holds us in his hand.

If we experience God’s presence and love for us, our hearts and thoughts are guarded by God and in God. We experience a peace, a confidence, which surpasses all our understanding, for God is so much more than we can ask or imagine . . . (Eph 3,20).